Sesame Street: Season 17

This season started on Nov 18, 1985. The table lists episodes with recorded air dates up to Sep 26, 2026.

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Ep	Title and air date	My place
1	The adults on Sesame Street finally meet Mr. SnuffleupagusNov 18, 1985
2	Snuffy befriends MariaNov 19, 1985
3	Snuffy plays the harpmonicaNov 20, 1985
4	Gordon babysits SnuffyNov 21, 1985
5	Episode 2100Nov 22, 1985
6	Oscar’s ice cream standNov 25, 1985
7	Gladys needs a new cowbellNov 26, 1985
8	Hooper's has a broken windowNov 27, 1985
9	Remembering Mr. Hooper's egg creamNov 28, 1985
10	Forgetful MariaNov 29, 1985
11	Big Bird's toysDec 2, 1985
12	Bernie, a piano tuner, tunes Oscar's piano; Olivia goes on a date with BernieDec 3, 1985
13	Telly doesn't get angryDec 4, 1985
14	Snuffy plays his fluteDec 5, 1985
15	Telly’s gravity experimentDec 6, 1985
16	Polly Darton visitsDec 9, 1985
17	Grundgetta enjoys the rainDec 10, 1985
18	Oscar writes a play about trashDec 11, 1985
19	Luis' birthdayDec 12, 1985
20	Oscar and the butterflyDec 13, 1985
21	A noisy day in the libraryDec 16, 1985
22	Teaching a baby Honker the alphabet.Dec 17, 1985
23	Oscar's eclipse partyDec 18, 1985
24	Grouch diving contestDec 19, 1985
25	Gladys jumps over the moonDec 20, 1985
26	Piri gets a job at Hooper'sDec 23, 1985
27	Miles' adoptionDec 24, 1985
28	Miles' adoptionDec 25, 1985
29	Miles' adoptionDec 26, 1985
30	Miles' adoptionDec 27, 1985
31	A piano on Sesame StreetDec 30, 1985
32	Episode 2127Dec 31, 1985
33	Dr. Price invents the square ballJan 1, 1986
34	Forgetful Jones loses his numbersJan 2, 1986
35	Uncle Wally recalls his sailor daysJan 3, 1986
36	Episode 2131Jan 6, 1986
37	Episode 2132Jan 7, 1986
38	Episode 2133Jan 8, 1986
39	Telly meets Placido FlamingoJan 9, 1986
40	Episode 2135Jan 10, 1986
41	Episode 2136Jan 13, 1986
42	Episode 2137Jan 14, 1986
43	Grandma Grace surprises DavidJan 15, 1986
44	Episode 2139Jan 16, 1986
45	Oscar writes Grouch poemsJan 17, 1986
46	Climbing Mount GarageJan 20, 1986
47	Jiffy the turtle / Barkley the cowJan 21, 1986
48	David and the potted plantJan 22, 1986
49	Big Bird practices magicJan 23, 1986
50	A day of photographsJan 24, 1986
51	Episode 2146Jan 27, 1986
52	Real GrouchesJan 28, 1986
53	The Count’s suitcasesJan 29, 1986
54	Episode 2149Jan 30, 1986
55	Big Bird and Snuffy pretend to explore Sesame StreetJan 31, 1986
56	Oscar thinks Slimey has run awayFeb 3, 1986
57	Big Bird loses RadarFeb 4, 1986
58	Big Bird and Snuffy's notesFeb 5, 1986
59	Upagusses of the WorldFeb 6, 1986
60	Micki's friend Tanya visitsFeb 7, 1986
61	Playing with BarkleyFeb 10, 1986
62	Episode 2157Feb 11, 1986
63	Dr. Nobel Price invents "entrada"Feb 12, 1986
64	Miss Blechman visits Oscar, her favorite studentFeb 13, 1986
65	Episode 2160Feb 14, 1986
66	Big Bird and the mattressFeb 17, 1986
67	Introducing Leo the Party MonsterFeb 18, 1986
68	Ask Oscar about discussionsFeb 19, 1986
69	Nighttime on Sesame StreetFeb 20, 1986
70	What does "welcome" mean?Feb 21, 1986
71	Gladys presents herselfFeb 24, 1986
72	Episode 2167Feb 25, 1986
73	Episode 2168Feb 26, 1986
74	Episode 2169Feb 27, 1986
75	Episode 2170Feb 28, 1986
76	Sunday dinnerMar 3, 1986
77	Snuffy puts on a play about the sunMar 4, 1986
78	A day with books on Sesame StreetMar 5, 1986
79	Episode 2174Mar 6, 1986
80	Episode 2175Mar 7, 1986
81	The Two-Headed Monster Writes a StoryMar 10, 1986
82	Piri learns to play guitarMar 11, 1986
83	Luis cleans up Big Bird's nestMar 12, 1986
84	Big Bird wants Bob to hear his songMar 13, 1986
85	Forgetful Jones joins the BirdketeersMar 14, 1986
86	Snuffy wants to be a cabbie / Telly is Oscar's dogMar 17, 1986
87	Telly prepares to visit Granny MonsterMar 18, 1986
88	Episode 2183Mar 19, 1986
89	Big Bird and Snuffy help at the libraryMar 20, 1986
90	Episode 2185Mar 21, 1986
91	Elmo's rhyming gameMar 24, 1986
92	Slimey's movieMar 25, 1986
93	Episode 2188Mar 26, 1986
94	Episode 2189Mar 27, 1986
95	Episode 2190Mar 28, 1986
96	Episode 2191Mar 31, 1986
97	The Earthworm's Book of MagicApr 1, 1986
98	Episode 2193Apr 2, 1986
99	Gordon and Bob play BirdketeersApr 3, 1986
100	Episode 2195Apr 4, 1986
101	Oscar and the Grouchketeers readApr 7, 1986
102	Gordon plays the fluteApr 8, 1986
103	Episode 2198Apr 9, 1986
104	Episode 2199Apr 10, 1986
105	Phone booksApr 11, 1986
106	A hot day on Sesame StreetApr 14, 1986
107	Big Bird’s information boothApr 15, 1986
108	Maria and Grundgetta go shoe shoppingApr 16, 1986
109	Telly discusses "information"Apr 17, 1986
110	Wynton Marsalis visitsApr 18, 1986
111	The case of the missing round objectsApr 21, 1986
112	Telly loses CoolApr 22, 1986
113	Uncle Wally returnsApr 23, 1986
114	Episode 2209Apr 24, 1986
115	Elmo does magic; a blackout happensApr 25, 1986
116	Rubén Blades visitsApr 28, 1986
117	Forgetful's gift for MilesApr 29, 1986
118	Uncle Wally Had a FarmApr 30, 1986
119	Oscar meets Rachel the artistMay 1, 1986
120	Episode 2215May 2, 1986
121	Big Bird and the scarecrowMay 5, 1986
122	Itzhak Perlman visitsMay 6, 1986
123	Episode 2218May 7, 1986
124	Will it sink or will it float?May 8, 1986
125	Making pig callsMay 9, 1986
126	Important reports from TellyMay 12, 1986
127	Leo's street partyMay 13, 1986
128	Oscar's "New School for Grouch Research"May 14, 1986
129	Elmo and Big Bird play with a sleeping BarkleyMay 15, 1986
130	Big Bird makes a decisionMay 16, 1986